The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-08-19
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.


Of Springfield, KY, died recently at his
residence in Fairmont, Ind, aged ninety
one years.
Mr.. Charles FOrdtran, a resident of Aus
tin County, Tex, since the year 1928, now
eighty-seven years of age, recently visited
Galveston on visit of business and pleas
ure. Alderman Fordtran, of Galveston, is
his son.
Lee Hines, visitor from Winchester,
Tenn, aged about thirty years, committed
suicide at Hot Springs, Ark, few days
ago, by cutting his throat with a pocket
knife. He was in poor health, and no 9TH
er cause is known for the act.
At last, q use for the harmful and unnec-
essary fly. A man in Mississippi has
caught and dried a busheI of them, to use
IN feeding a mOckingbird through the
winter.
John Doors, while misbehaving at
picnic in Galloway County, KY, a few
days ago, was fatally shot by Frank
Colbie, the manager of the affair. Doors
drew knife and fatally cut Colbie as he
fell dead at Colbie's feet.
Mr.. George E. DOtts, general agent of
the Greeenup Musical Company, of Louis
vile, KY, committed suicide at the resi-
dence of his father-in-law, four miles south
of the city, a few days ago. He had been
in the city three months, and had made
successful salesman, and had also ingrati-
ated himself into the esteem of many of
the best citizens of the city and vicinity. A
shortage in his accounts precipitated the
deed.
The President will visit Memphis and
Nashville.
Most of the Southern iron shipped North
is carried in schooners. Cotton manufact-
Urers, it is said, may save money by for
warding their products in the same way.
A negro committed suicide in Atlanta,
Ga, one day recently because his wife re-
fused to mend his clothes and ew on but !
tons.
The Eagle Flour Mill, at Memphis, Tenn,
was burned few days ago. Loss, $50, 900;
insurance 81 1000.
A coIored man of Hopkinsville, KY,
thought to scare deaf-mute of this place
| by suddenly rushing out him as he
passed. He was successful, for the mute
was 50 alarmed that he drew a revolver
and shot five balls into the practical joker,
killing him.
Tennessee is now listening with more or
less patience to about fifty speeches a day
in favor of the Prohibition amendment
which is to be voted on next month.
a Raleigh IN. C.) lady has a cactus that
has bloOmed but once and once only, and
that was on the night of the earthquake
last year. 1t is now in bud again, and the
owner is not sure but that the fact portends
another quake.
At a citizens meeting held at Chatta-
noOga, Tenn, few nights ago, it was re-
solved to send big delegation to ST. Louis
September 26, to invite the grand encamp-
ment of the Grand Army Of the Republic
TO meet in Chattanooga in 1888.
South Carolina crop reports are favora-
BILE. The largest yield of cotton on record
is expected, and the same is true of corn.
There will be full crop of rice and sor-
ghum sugar cane, and potatoes promise
well.
The first new bale of cotton arrived in
Greenville, Miss, a few days ago, raised by
Allen & Hill, of Lake Washington, and
sold for II 81 cents to Weiss & Goldstein.
1t was shipped to II. and G. Newman, OF
New Orleans.
Colonel Glenn, author of the bill recently
passed by the Georgia Legislature prohib-
iting mixed schools, makes vigorous de-
fense of the measure in response to resOlu-
tiOns condemning it recently passed at
meeting of colored men in Boston.
A disastrous confagration occurred at
Dyersburg, KY, few days ago, IN which
eleven buildings and their contents in the
principal portion of the town were totally
destroyed.
Three unknown tramps robbed Adolph
Vieneman, q section hand, and bound him
to the railroad track, near West Point,
KY, few nights ago. He was rescued
DE a COLI uDdlllOn just DCAOI6 q bTd4I CdIue
along.
AL Maynard, an old and weII-kAown
steamboat clerk on the Ohio, Mississippi
and Missouri rivers, dropped dead from
heart disease at Mouse Tail Landing, on
the Tennessee, a few days ago. He had
been up the bank with the mail and fell
dead whIe returning to the boat.
John Clay, the only remaining son of
Henry Clay, died at his farm near Lexing-
ton, KY, a few days ago. He left the city in
his usual health, going home, and after
dining went out to osuperintend repairs on a
pump. While giving instruction to the
workmen he fell dead without any pre-
monition.
Old Uncle Peter Washam, one of the old
est pioneers of the purchase Country" )" in
Kentucky, died at his home, in the south
of Marshall County, a few nights ago. The
deceased lived near Wadesboro, which has
been his home more than fifty years. He
was about ninety years old.
Willis McDearmon, a school teacher near
Gabattia, jackson County, Tenn, found
his schOol-house guarded by a mob a few
mornings since, who refused him admis-
sion on the ground that he was a Prohibi-
zionist. McDearmon opened another
school-house. The -Prohibitionists in
stalled a new teacher, and the pupils
divided according to their parents views
/ on the question.
The clerks appointed by the Shelby Coun-
ty (Tenn.) Court to serve at the election
which takes place on the 24t h of Septem-
ber have been enjoined by the Chancery
Court from service. This action has been
brought about by the Prohibitionists, who
claim that they have not been fairly rep
resented, and also that the County Court
has not the power to appoint clerks Of cleo
tion.
Frank Steele was arrested recently at
nj.
ing James Tracy, at Dayton, Tenn. Tracy
was shot in the chin, and two of his teeth
and portion of his jaw-bone were driven
into his throat, Immediately under the
base of his tongue. An incision had to be
made in his throat TO remove the bones.
Tracy has been unable to speak a word
since he was shot. He is lying in a criti
cal condition.
The cotton crop report is favorable.
Thomas Mcmillan, a colored burglar, at
tempted to enter the residence of Squire
Householder, near Knoxville, Tenn, a few
nights ago, when he was detected by
Householder, who shot him, inhicting a
fatal wound. Mcmillan, who, it is be-
Heved, is a member of a band who has
been operating in and around the city for
months past, is twenty-five years old, and
when shot was well armed.
At this season of the year judges are
popularity supposed to take vacations, but
according to late news Judge Lynch is an
exception to the rule. He IS not only pass
ing sentences almost daily but sees to it
that execution promptly follows.
Unless appearances are deceiving, Texas
viii remain SWEET" for some time to come.
The tobacco trade of Louisville, KY,
held meeting a few nights ago, and sent
out circulars to the tobacco men in all the
ether markets OF the State, requesting
petition to President Cleveland asking, il
view OF Statistician bod gels recent tobac- /